Abstract Preview

ISO 16165:2013 contains terms and definitions relating to oil spills and their control. It provides standardized terminology relating to oil spill response, defined as the broad range of activities related to spill cleanup, including surveillance and assessment, containment, recovery, dispersant use, in situ burning, shoreline cleanup and disposal.


General information

  • Status :  Published
    Publication date : 2013-05
  • Edition : 2
    Number of pages : 33
  • Technical Committee
    :
    ISO/TC 8/SC 2
    Marine environment protection
  • ICS :
    01.040.13
    Environment. Health protection. Safety (Vocabularies)
    13.020.40
    Pollution, pollution control and conservation
    47.020.99
    Other standards related to shipbuilding and marine structures

Life cycle

A standard is reviewed every 5 years



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